Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Mexican Restaurants, Inc. Announces 2009 First Quarter Operating Results

Houston, Texas (May 11, 2009) For the Company’s 2009 first quarter ended March 29, 2009, the Company reported net income of $179,853 or $0.05 per diluted share, compared with a net income of $75,517 or $0.02 per diluted share for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The first quarter ended March 29, 2009 included a net loss from discontinued operations of $93,230 compared with net income from discontinued operations of $77,946 for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008.

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Here is a taste test done between Starbucks, McDonalds, and Dunkin Donuts. Where Tim Hortons?

Pizza Inn, Inc. Reports Results for Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2009

THE COLONY, Texas, May 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pizza Inn, Inc. (Nasdaq:PZZI) today reported net income of $361,000, or $0.05 per share, for the third quarter ended March 29, 2009, versus net income of $898,000, or $0.09 per share, for the third quarter of the prior fiscal year. Highlights for the quarter ended March 29, 2009, included:
* Comparable domestic buffet restaurant sales decreased 0.9%
for the quarter compared to the same period of the prior
fiscal year.
* Total domestic restaurant sales decreased 3.0% for the quarter
compared to the same period of the prior fiscal year.
* Sales for the company owned prototype buffet-style restaurant
located in Denton, TX that opened in October 2008 averaged
$30,000 per week for the quarter.
* Excluding the impact of an income tax expense of $203,000 for
the third quarter compared to an income tax benefit of $216,000
in the same quarter in the prior year, net income per share
would have been flat, or $0.07 in both periods.
* Two new domestic and three franchise international restaurants
opened during the quarter.

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San Diego Resort Owner Seeks Injunction Against Four Seasons for Trespass Following Termination

This is still heating up. As I mentioned a few days a go its actually amazing that we have not seen more of these based on the economy.